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Orange Region

The Orange region is comprised of Orange County.

Top Job Openings 2020-2030

High-Skill Occupations

  • General and Operations Managers:
    • 31,080 projected job openings, $120,484 average annual wage, 480 job advertisements.
  • Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other8:
    • 28,260 projected job openings, $101,123 average annual wage, 233 job advertisements.
  • Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers7:
    • 23,420 projected job openings, $140,523 average annual wage, 697 job advertisements.
  • Registered Nurses:
    • 19,490 projected job openings, $137,462 average annual wage, 1,600 job advertisements.
  • Accountants and Auditors:
    • 18,410 projected job openings, $83,083 average annual wage, 303 job advertisements.
 

Middle-Skill Occupations

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
    • 23,410 projected job openings, $51,111 average annual wage, 360 job advertisements.
  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:
    • 13,380 projected job openings, $52,105 average annual wage, 241 job advertisements.
  • Medical Assistants:
    • 13,210 projected job openings, $40,220 average annual wage, 400 job advertisements.
  • Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9:
    • 12,490 projected job openings, $45,049 average annual wage, 324 job advertisements.
  • Nursing Assistants:
    • 12,070 projected job openings, $40,844 average annual wage, 344 job advertisements.
 

Entry-Level Occupations

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers:
    • 97,630 projected job openings, $35,500 average annual wage, 803 job advertisements.
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides6:
    • 75,100 projected job openings, $34,828 average annual wage, 464 job advertisements.
  • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 
    • 64,050 projected job openings, $37,699 average annual wage, 757 job advertisements.
  • Cashiers:
    • 62,510 projected job openings, $34,283 average annual wage, 347 job advertisements.
  • Retail Salespersons:
    • 53,190 projected job openings, $35,462 average annual wage, 1,460 job advertisements.

An image of the California Orange region on a map of California

 

[1] The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is a federal statistical standard used by federal and state agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.
[2] To improve data quality, the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has aggregated some 2018 SOC detailed occupations into SOC broad occupations or OEWS-specific combinations.
[3] Total job openings is the sum of exits, transfers, and numeric change. The Top 5 occupations were identified based on projected total job openings 2020-2030.
[4] Median wages are the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of 2023 first quarter wages. 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn wages below, and 50 percent earn wages above the median wage. Wages do not include self-employed or unpaid family workers.
[5] Online job ads data are taken from the Lightcast data series. The Lightcast data series compiles, analyzes, and categorizes job advertisements from numerous online job boards.
[6] The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) for Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Home Health Aides (31-1121) and Personal Care Aides (31-1122).
[7] The median annual wage for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1256) reflects the wage for the occupation Software Developers (15-1252). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) reflect job ads postings for the occupations Software Developers (15-1252) and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253).
[8] The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other (13-1198) reflects the wage for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) reflect job ads postings for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082).
[9] The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (25-9045) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education (25-9042); Teaching Assistants, Special Education (25-9043); and Teaching Assistants, All Other (25-9049).
[10] The median annual wage for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects the wage for the occupation Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099). The total job ads (June 11, 2023 - August 9, 2023) for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Tutors (25-3041) and Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099).